SATURDAY.... , .cMARCH 12, 1898
" ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday'! Daily.
L. D. WooJalde, of Waniic, Is in the
city.
Attorney X. N. Steves, of Portland,
ia In the city.
. Thomas Harlan has returned from a
' Visit to Spokane. - . .
H. E. Steed has moved from Hood
River to Bakeoven.
M. Groeaew, of the Ga'mbrinus
brewery, 1 in the city.
Keep your eyes open for a fine enter
tainment when the home minstrels
put t'jelr show on the boards.
Mrs. St a y Shown, who has been
visitinjrber mother in -the city, left
this morning for her home at Seattle.
The last game of the bowHbg tour
nament between the Umatilla House
team and the Commercial Club team
will be played on the Umatilla House
alleys, tonight.
The Regulator came np well laden
with freight for Dalles merchants last
night, and the wharf this morning
looked like an ocean steamer had un
loaded its cargo there. f
Commiasiouera court has been in
session today, and has been consider
ing road petitions. The full board,
Judge Mays and Commissioners Blow
": "e WSnd fhnsey, -are in attendance..
Farmers generally throughout the
country are well along with their
spring plowing and manof them have
begun seeding. They are preparing
to seed a larger acreage to grain this
, spring than ever before.
A few days ago everybody was com
plaining about the mud, and now peo
ple are grumbling about the dusf. The
street sbriukler man will have to get
..his wagon out boon if he would keep
Dallesitas in good humor.
Weston is to have a new cfty hall.
The contract to build it has been let
to George Williams, and work will be
begun at once. The council chamber
will be on the upper floor, and the jail
and fire department beoeath.
The position of Spain and the
United States at present is very much
like two big prize-fighters in the ring.
achls sparring lor points and an
opportunity to give the other a knock
out blow without sustaining injury
itself.
Last night the Sons of Veterans
were given a pleasant surprise by the
ladies of the Relief Corps. . Their fort
ress was besieged about the time the
company was ready to adjourn, and
the sons bui rendered delivering them
selves as willing captives to their fair
captors.
It is said that if work ever begins 1b
earnest on the Nicaragua canal,
France will invite a union of European
countries in a demand for the neutrali
sation and joint international control
of the great waterway, which would
be the most direct route to her eolonies
In the far east.
The Inland Long-Distance Telephone
tt Telegraph Company, which company
Is building a line from Walla Walla to
Baker City, has practically completed
the section of line between Union and
La Grande. A erew of 16 men is now
working west of La Grande.
Ji m&n from. Hood River today pre
sented to the .couo'ty clirk not only
(be scalps but the hides of eight bears,
one cougar and one wildcat and claim
ed bounties thereon. Be didn't want
to damage the pelts by removing the
ud. - It costs as -much to run a kodak
as to keepa horse, or bet on the races,
The amounts are small but they are
numerous. Before a girl has learned
enough to take and develop a single
picture, her father will have paid oat
sum sufficient to have paid for photo
graphs by a professional, of the entire
familv. the cow. and dos: included. It
is a good scheme for making a man
trouble, and getting credit fo gener
osity in doing it.
On Wednesday, the 16th, Miss Doro
thea Eliot, who for the past two years
has been eiving lessons in voal cul
ture in this city, and Miss Harriet
Stevens, of Portland, who will be her
successor, will give a musical, in the
K. of P. hall, under the supervision of
the ladies of theiM. E. church. They
will be assisted by some of Miss Eliot's
pupils, and the occasion will be a great
muical treat, as both of these young
ladies are finished vocalists. . Many
will remember Miss Stevens, who so
delighted Dalles people with her in
strumental music when here with Miss
Gladys Jones. '
eealps, so he brought the whole hides
to the court house.
Patriotic Americans want no blood
money from Spain; they want nothing
short of an opportunity to give Spain
such a threshing as will for a hundred
years to come cause the nations of the
world to beware of an act of treachery
toward the American flag or toward
an American citizen.
The niokel-ln-tba slot machine is a
most obstinate device, and appears to
refuse to be banished. Recently the
city council passed an order abolish
ing them as gambling devices, those
that give cash prizes, and now they
have been converted into an aparatus
that gives out checks for merchandise.
So it seems they are here te stay, ';
Lakeview, in Lake county, is about
as completely isolated from the rest of
the world as any place' in the United
States. The Examiner of that town,
says: "We are living in a world of
our own and know not what is going
on about us. Surely, by the coming
springtime, lanre moveshculd be made
by our people toward' procuring tele
graphic or telephonic communication
with the outside world."
A lew days since a cnua about one
year old was brought to Dr. Hollister
for treatment that developed rather a
peculiar case. The child had been
putting cloves in its nose and one stuck
fast, though its parents thought all
bad been removed. The one that re
maleed had expanded until it was al
most as Urge as a lead pencil, and bad
entirely closed the nostril. When re
moved the child resumed Its normal
eondition, though before it bad bad a
difficult time breathing.
Last night the , two-year-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brown of Five
Mile got hold of a bottle of eye water
containing atropa and . drank some of
the contents. As soon as the parents
discovered what it bad done they start
ed with the child for town to get med
ical assistance. They roused Dr, Hol
lister about midnight and be relieved
the little sufferer, though it had
thrown most of the poison oft its
siomacb before reaching here, er the
case would have proven fatal.
. . For The Mining and Irrigation Con
vention to be held at Baker City, Ore.,
March 29,30,31, 1808, the O. B. & N.
Co. will make a rate of one and one
fifth fare for the round trip. Delegates
or rmrtiAR attending the coLVention.
paying full fare to Baker City on
Marob 26th, &7tb, 23th and 2tb, will
be returned at one-6th fare on presen
tation of certificates, on or before
April 3d, to . our agent at Baker City,
signed by the secretary of the Convention.-
-
Governor Rogers receives many
volunteers for service in case of war
with Spain. A dispatch from Olympia
states that a "prominent cirizen of
Walla Walla of considerable military
experience oilers his services in rais
ing and organizing troops,' end also
"a physician of state reputation, also
from Walla Walla, tenders bis ser
vices to the governor in the capacity
of surgeon to the Washington national
guard." Walla Walla Statesman.
If you want to get even with a man,
says the Baker City Republican, give
bis daughter a kodak. She will love
yea for it, and it will break her father
From Thursday's Dully.
. Justice Geo: T. Prather, of Hood
River, is in the city.
Pat Fagan has returned to his sheep
ranch in Crook county.
S. L. Brooks returned last evening
f-om a visit to Portland.
Hon. R. E. Misner and family, of
Mitchell, are in the city. .
Mrs. A. H. Jewett, of White Salmon,
was visiting in the city yesterday.
A. J. Henderson, of Heppner, is in
the city visiting his old friend, W. H
Butts.' . - ,
Allle Henderson Is up . from Lyle
and reports everything' flourishing in
that section.
Tonight John Parrott will ship a
car load of beef to Seattle for the
Alaska trade.
. Geo. Baxter and John Mac Aulay,
two prominent sheepraisers of Ante
lope, are in the city.
Mrs. M. E. Briggs goes to Pendleton
tonight to look after matters connect
ed with the Degree of Honor.
This morning D. P. KetcBum went
to Portland, accompanied by Wm.
Rea, an eastern mutton, buyer.
The Degree of Hobor has determin
ed to give another social on the even
ing cf the 23d. It will be public.
E D, Calkins,' of Hood River, who
has been visiting in. the city the past
few days, returned home this morning.
Yesterday ana today County Super
intendent Gilbert has been officially
visiting the public schools of the city.
James Stewart, of Monkland, is ;n
the city. He says the farmers in that
section are about through their spring
seeding.
H. M. Beal, cashier of the First
National bank, left this morning for
San Francisco to spend a month visit
ing in that cUy.
Miss Tina Rintoul, teaoher of the
seventh grade of the public school?,
was able to be in the school room
Monday, but is again ill, and uo-iblo
to lake charge of her room.
. Chris Cethman, one of the leading
fruit growers of Hood River, is iu the
city. Mr.. Deathman says the pros-1
pects for a big fruit crop in Hood
River valley were neyer Letter than
at present.
A band of 1,500 stock sheep belong
ing to the estate of Mr. Mormon, who
died some, time since in The Dalles,
was sold at public' auction in Gilliam
county a f jw days ago for (3.50 per
head.
H. C. Smithson, a Seattle horse buy
er, left Fossil, in Gilliam county, a few
days ago. after purchasing a carload,
22 bead, of work horses. ' He paid from
tGO to $175 for teams weighing from
1100 to 1600 pounds, the latler price be
ing paid for a fine big team ' oned by
Joseph Chapman, of Waldron. "'
W. A. Johnston returned this morn
ing from "Vasco. He says business is
a little dull in Wa?co at present, farm
ers being busy with their seeding,
hence do not come to town. Mr. John
ston says fall grain .is looking fine in
Sherman county, and with favorable
weather will not make excellent crop
In Eugene Monday, Gene Matlock
and Lloyd Wilson, two public school
boys about 10 years, old, got into a
fight, and Lloyd Wilson was stabbed
in the back. The cut was well up to
wards the neek, and the wound is a
bad . one, although the attending
physician says there is no serious dan
ger. The large poplar trees surrounding
J. W. French's residence property" 8 re
being cut down. The trees have be
come troublesome in sanding out rcots
into the adjacent lawn and into sewer
pipes, so that it became necessary to
destroy them. The shade they afforded
during the summer months will be
mTsstd by strollers on Third street.
While in the city attending the
meeting of the Pacific Northwest
Woolgrowers Association. John D.
Goodhue worked up some trade for his
chicken business, the result of which
was noticed at the express office this
morning, where one dozen Plymouth
Rocks were received from Mr. Good
hue by M. A. Moody, and two other
fine birds for parties living at Ridge
way. ' ...
Messrs. X. N. Steves and Geo.
Orton, of Portland, are 'n the city
arranging for a 1 ted Men's excursion
from Portland to The Dalles next
May. They have met with substan
tial encouragement here, and 'most
likely the excursion will be given. It
is their expectation to bring at least
2000 people to The Dalles if the ex
cursion materializes.
We live in a country of which the
principal scourge is stomach-trouble.
It is more wide-spread than any
other disease, and, very nearly, more
dangerous.
One thing that makes it so danger
ous is that it is so little understood. '
If it were better understood, it would
be more feared, more easily cured, les9
universal thaq it is now..
So those who wish to be cured, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial, because it
goes to the root of th6 trouble as no
other mediolne does. The pure, barm
less, curative herbs and plants, of
which it is composed, are what render
it so certain and, at the same time, so
gentle a cure.
It helps and strengthens the
stomach, purifies and tones np the
system.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to
$1.00 per bottle. " . .
In - estimating the population of a
city it is customary to count four in
habitants to every person of school
age, that is between the ages of four
and twenty years. Jf this is a safe
basis to form estimates on, The Dalles
must baye a population of over 5000.
The recent enumeration made by the
district clerk shows there are 1351 per
sons of school age in thecity, and this
at four' inhabitants'" t6"-Mch rehol;
would make the population 5404.
Everything nowadays .fs'Klondike;
on the north is genuine Klondike, on
the south is Grant county (Gukers
mine) Klondike, in The Dalles is the
nickel-in-tbe-slot Klondike, and there
are other Klondikes in our midst that
are bein? discovered every day by
people with a little money and horse
sense; these lucky Danes Jtvionaiicers
are those who have been buying real
estate from Old Dad Butts and the
dirt they have bought is not frozen.
Dad has no cold deals for any one, but
has dirt that bought at the price he
offers will pan out more to the buyer
than ever can any Klondike. See him
and be convinced.
BUSINESS ESCAPING.
- (From Friday's Daily.)
Hon. A. B. Mnnley, of Portland, was
in the city last night. '
Frank Davenport, of Hood River, was
in the city last night.
E. D Lueddemann, of Tuscumbia,
Ala., is visiting in the city.
W. S. Geary, the piano tuner from
Seattle, arrived here last night.
Capt. Blowers and Geo. T. Prather
returned this morning to Hood River.
Miss Pauline Drews returned la9t
evening from a visit of two months in
Portland.
Hon. Charles H. Dodd, a prominent
hardware denier of Portland, was in
the city last night.
The March winds are drying up the
mud very rapidly, and the dust has be
gun to fly just use it aoes in toe sum
mer, i
Walla Walla's hog convention be
gins on the 15th and will continue
three days.' The Dalles should send
some delegates.
An addition .is to be made to the
Catholic cemetery west of town. Forty
feet will be added on the north and 70
feet on the east.
B. A. Gilford has bought a tract of
land on Union street near the Lutheran
church on which he intends erecting
residence soon.
Hon. Arthur Sewal!. Bryan's run
ning mate in thecamp-ig.n of 1896, was
in Portland Thursday in company
with Hon. Cbas. A. Towne. '
- The sheriff's office is now busy send
ing out notices to taxpayers, inform
ing them of the amount of their taxes
and that they are now due.
,'. The . seats for the new Lutheran
church that were built by Piece Bros.,
of Goldendaie, have been put In place,
and are indeed of excsllent quality,
being bob ornamental and substan
tial. There are still a few copies .of the
Times-Mountaineer souvenir edition,
on hand that should be sent to people
in the east who are looking for homes.
They are still sold at 2 cents a copy
or five for $1.00. .
Residents of this school district
should bear in mind that the annual
election for director and e'erk will be
held next Monday. Dr. Doane's name
. h is been menliondd for re-election as
director and Geo. P. Morgan for clerk,.
Both h:ive been acceptable officials..,
Alex Smith returned thisoQxrnnjrig
from a visit to his parents in Canada.
He hai been away from the old home
.ten years, and spent two andone;half
months very pleasantly visiting there,
but returns firmly convinced that
Oregon is the garden spot of America.
The Klondike fever, which raed
here wTtb great violence through the
winter, has subsided to a great extent,
but in the meantime Spanish fever is.
setting in and more danger is threat
ened by it than was probable from
Klondicitus. :
Among a carload of beef cattle ship-.
ped from this city to the Sound yester
day by Matt Scott was' a lot of nine
steers, bought of Hon. Flem Smith, of
Halsey, which averaged1' id ' weight
nearlx 1300 pounds each. The price
paid was 4 cents per pound, making
$51.50 per head. Albany Herald.
Miss Ricks, train dispatcher in the
O. R. & N. office here, left on this
morning's train for Victoria, to ac
company her mother who is en route
to New Brunswick, where she is ca? id
on account of the illness of her daugn-
ter. Mr. Glsh, of Portland, has taken
Miss Rick's place during her absence.
The Klondike rush bas abated some
what, at least there are not nearly so
many passengers traveling on the
trains through The Dalles headed for
Alaska as ' there were a month ago.
People in the east evidently are com
ing to their senses, and not willing to
rush into the dangers Alaska presents.
A new road is being built by public'
subscription and road work from Tygh
Valley to Wamic. It requires a grade
11 miles long to got out of Tygh, and
is on an average a rise of one foot to
the rod. Surveyor Goit has jus com
pleted the engineering work, and says
it will be a fine piece of road when
completed. " , .. . ..
Some time since Harry Ladd, a pros
perous young - farmer of Gilliam
county, eloped with the fifteen-year-
old daughter of C. A. Danneman, and
the couple were married In Portland.
Rut the enraged papa would not be
comforted and bas had the young man
arrested and bound over to the grand
jury in $300 bonds for having stolen
the girl.
The editor of the Wasco news
mourns the loss and d isgrace of his
tile. He hung it up in the bowling
alley while he, played a game, and
when he wanted the bat it was gone.
Later he saw it decorating the cranium
of a juvenile bowler and disowned it.
Served him right. An. editor has no
business wasting time bowling. If he
can't find enough exercise making a
paper, he ought to get out and saw
wood.
For the Dairy and Hog Convention
to be held at Walla Walla, March 15th,
16th and 17th, the O. R. & N. Co. will
make a special rate of one and one
fifth fare for the round trip on the cer
tificate plan. Passengers paying full
fare to Walla Walla will upon request
be given a receipt for fare paid, which
when signed by the secretary of the
convention entitle bolder to purchase
return ticket at on-fifth fare within
three days after close of meeting. :
Jas. Ireland, agent.
'WssaaGettlna- a Large Amoopt of tha
XTonrardlns: for the interior.
Word comes from Wasco that a con
siderable amount of tie Ar-telope
freight is now being shipped to that
place to be forwarded to its destina
tion, and in consequence The Dalles
is the loser, for every freighter who
comes here spends more or It ss money
in the city, which the dealers lose
wb.es the freighting is done from
Wasco, and the warehouses -also lost
their com miction for handling the
goods..
Whether or not the fcrwarding busi
ness from Wasco will increase remains
to be seen; but if there are better
roads lsading to , and from Wasco to
the interior than there are leading in
to The Dalles, we may expect to lo9e
a considerable amount of the forward
ing business to Prineville, Mitchell,
Antelope and Dayville, and with it
will go no small amount of the wool
business. The road and bridge across
John Day river between Gilliam and
Sherman counties now contemplated,
if built will attract all the Fossil and
Mayville trade to Wasco and Moro, so
Tbe Dalles will be the loser unless
some vigorous steps are taken to offer
better facilities for travel than now
exist.' Our trade is slowly but surely
slipping away, and unless something
is done to retain it, The Dalles wil.
lose much of its prestige as a commer
cial center." It is time for 'ihe Dalles
to begin rustling in a way that will
bring the trade of the interior to it, no
matt-T what the cost may be. .
Ington", wheat ftrop of 1867, showing
the total crop to be 35,000,000 bushels,
Of this It 18 estimated 8,000,000 bushels
will be required' for" seed, borne eon-
sumption and the increased A laska
trade.
Warehouse and. mill fires have de
stroyed nearly 800.000 puahels. Some
thing over 21,000,000 bushels have al
ready been shipped from Portland and
Puget Sound, leaving approxi natoly
5,O0O,00J bushels net to go forward.
Engagements have already been made
for about half of this amount.
-Detailed shipments fcr the season
commencing July 1, 1897, to March 1,
1898, were as follows: From Portland,
J3,178,500 bushels; from Puget Sound,
7,973,762 bushels.
THE MAINE 1NQCIBY.
;; SHEEP ON lUli ' RESERVE. '
Plans for Tuning Government Permits
to Flockowners.
Judge Bender, special agent of . the
geneial land office, together with S. B.
Ormsby, supervisor of forests, will
visit The Dalles in about a month for
the purpose of conferring with the
sheepowners regarding the ranging of
flocks on .the forest reserve in the Cas
cades, and from here Judge Bender
will go to Washington and lay plans
before the department for issuing per
mits to pheep . owners to graze their
flocks on the reserve.
Supervisor Oi-msby is formulating a
plan which will be submitted to the
government authorities. It provides
for the assignment of certain grazing
territory in the reserve to sheep own
ers. The sheepmen must first furnish
the number of sheep they wish to graze,
the nnmber of flocks into which they
will be divided and the names of the
herders. Upon receipt of this infor
mation, permits to graze on described
territory will be ifsued. by:the govern
ment. Whether o.r not there will be a
eharge for these permits is not known.'
There has been talk to that effect.
Some hold the government has no
right to go into the leasing business,
using the public domain. Others
claim that it is perfectly, right that
those benefitted by being granted the
exclusive use of public lands' should
pay a reasonable amount therefor'.;
' Commissioners Cour!'' '
f Commissioners' court adjourned to
day, having been' ia session only two
days. ' The following business was
transacted:
The road petitioned- for by S. C
Hengst was ordered opened." '- "
In the matter' of the' pe'titioQ of
Thomas Bishop et' al,-for county road,
E. D. Smith, H JH. Bailey and Charles
Chandler were appointed ' viewers to
meet On. March 21.:.r . ; .:'"''
The petition of Tl "W" Badder for
license to sell liquor In less'quantltles
than one gallon in Falls precinct was
granted.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by H. W. Patterson, J." Ml Hamil
ton, Lee Evans and Mark Lamb were
appointed viewers to meet March 23.
A . remonstrance was ' prevented
against the allowance of the county
road petitioned for, by James E.Taylor
et at, and it appearing that there were
more . signers to -,he remonstrance
than to the petition the petition was
denied. .: ,
In the matter of the application for
damages presented by. the Humason
estate for $150 and Wm. Floyd for $900,
on account of G. E. : Johnston road,
Cleb." A. Llebe, M; Randall and W.
A'. Taylor were appointed appraisers.
Too Good to Keep.
We must tell our .friends about it.
We are offering our customers, and we
know they appreciate it, the ' results' of
a lucky purchase of our. buyers while
in New York, in two very -seasonable
items in ladies' wearing apparel. The
one is an assorted line of high grade
dress skirts, values from $4.00 to $8.00,
including all wool serges, in navy and
black, fancy weaves, plaids, mixtures
and brocades, some are braided, others
not we have divided this lot to sell at
$2.50, $3 00 and $3 50. The other item
Is a lot of about sixty-five up to date
silk waists; the kind of silk that will
wash, pretty collorings, made' with de
tachable linen collar, silK turned
over cuffs, yoke back, the value (4.00,
we only ask you $2.50. Black silk
grenadine waists at $3.00, the price of
them should be $5.00. We figure that
the materials would cost jou as much,
and we mutt have figured right judg
ing from the last few days sellicg.
Would you care to see them? ' '
1 A. M. Williams & Co.
The Dalles Ore.
A Hurry In Caps.
There's just one store In The Dalles
that has best looked out for the cap
wants of their customers. That store
ia A. M. Williamams & Co's. To clear
the necessary room for their new lines,
they are offering exceptional values
in all styles and kind of caps: golf,
yacht, eaton and tarns are going at a
sacrifice. Caps that have sold at 20c,
25c, and 35c are now being "offered at
J0c-35c, and 50o caps at 15c-75c and $1
caps at 25c. No excuse now to be wear
in? anything but a enw cap.'i x-'
JftMufaeAa and Hrlirlm cared by Dn
MILES' PAULPXUA. "Oneceotatkxw."
Reeent Cattle Deal.
Charles Stansell lately purchased on
Birch creek, for delivery at Echo,a car
load of cattle for Frye & Brubn. He
arrived Monday evening with the cat
tle, for shipment to Seattle. The price
paid for cows was $3.25 per hundred,
and for steers $t.
For the same firm William Gibson
has purchased on Birch creek 64 head
of beef steers, to be delivered at Pen
dleton, Thursday.paying $4 to $4.25 per
hundred. Thirty-three of the cattle
were bought from George Lisner.
These prices indicate -' that good
Eastern Oregon beeves can still be ex
changed for twenties to good advan
tage. East Oregonian.
1
For 8treet Improrement.
At a special meeting of the city
council last night ordinances were pass
ed for the improvement of Court and
Union streets. The ordinances-provide
for the improvement of Court by
grading from Main to Second, and for
the improvement of Union by grading
and graveling from Main to Twelfth
street. By the provisions of the ordi
nances the property owners along
these streets ' are to bear the expense.
' Both these streets are much in need
of repair, especially - between Main
and Second sTeets, and it is a timely
move of the council to pass these ordi
nances. The work is ordered to be
commenced at once. . "
Report of the Court Will Discredit the
Accident Theory.
v A Washington dispatch says the re
port of the naval board ef inquiry into
the Maine disaster , hat will be sub
mitted to toe president next week will
show the following facts:
A hole was found just above the keel
on the port side, where a torpedo or
mine was started.
A part of the port side of. the Maine
and a greater portion of the forward
decks were blown off by the explosion.
Her 10-inch guns , were lying in the
mud 20 feet away, off the starboard
side. . . ,
All her plates, from the keel to the
water's edge at the deck are pushed up.
The powder ; magazines and shell
rooms are intact. . . ..
Her bottom is all gone.
, The Doilers did not explode, for her
fires were aft, not forward., . ..
This outline of some of ube findings,
of the board .of inquiry, is authentic.
1 be examination of the divers sent to
Havana by the. government : developed
this state of affairs within leas than
two weeks after the disaster.
A most firightful state of affairs was
found.
The divers made' their examinations
into the cause of the explosion on each
trip. They foun that all the heavy
armor plates, from the keel to water
line on the upper decks had been
pushed up. This was the first conclu
sive testimony that the explosion
came from the outside. Had ber maga
zines blown up, it would have left noth
ing below the lower deck. ; Here how
ever everything was gone from keel
to deck. Later the divers discovered
the powder magazine and shell rooms
to be intacV There had been no ex
plosion there. "
The theory was then left that the
Maine's boilers had eapjoded. . ..
" This was disproved ; .
The finding of the Maine's heavy 10
inch guns in the mud 20 feet away
-from the starboard side of the ship was
the next startling discovery: made.
This occurred about February . 28th.
The location of the guns was mapped
out by the divers, and presented to the.
board of inquiry." The position of these
10-inch guns led to a detailed examin
ation of the pbrf side of the vessel.
- Just above the keel a hole was found.
It was here the torpedo or mine started.'
The path of the explosion could be fol
lowed once." the- starting point' was
located. Its force had been spent up
ward and toward the starboard Bide.
Nearly all the forward port side and a
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Special No. 2. Mens and Boys Cloth and Corduroy Yacht
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Special No. 3. Mens and boys Leather, Cloth, Flaunel and
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rabies of Town In Which Everything
was Turned to Stone.
Among cities of fable the petrified
variety was interesting. "We have it in
most parts of this world our proeaic
islands knew it, but as a - submarine
curiosity. In the days when London en
joyed the presence of an ambassador
from Tripoli, that personageastonished
tne lloyal society once at least The
famous traveler, Dr. Shaw, had men
tioned the story of a petrified village
near Cyrene. Scientific people derided
it, scientific people upheld it in short.
a discussion arose. Some members of
the Royal society, recollecting ' that
tnere were grave and responsible lnhab
Hants of Tripoli within- reach, put the
question before the ambassador. He
explained with a vengeance. One of his
friends, a person, of course, whose hon
or could not be impugned, was well ac
quainted with the spot. Shaw made a
great mistake in describing it as a vil
lage. City was the proper word. The
walls inclosed an exact circle, numer
ous streets crossed at right angles, with
shops and avenues of trees, and a nobl
castle stood in the midst. In the shopn
and streets were people variously em
ployed the gentleman noticed in espe
cial a baker and his customers, loaves in
hand, a woman suckling her baby, etc.
He entered the castle and found a king.
or somepoay or rank, lying on a gor
geous bed with guards about him. Am
mals abounded, such as donkeys, cain
els, oxen, sheep, birds, but everything
was stone of a peculiar bluish tint, even
the money lying on shop counters and
m people s hands; witness brought a
quantity away, and the ambassador re
gretted that he could not find some
pieces presented to himself at the mo
ment. A description was forthcoming,
however; the coins were as large as
English shillings, with a horse's head
on one side and writing in unknown
characters on the other. "A happy little
touch represented that rrfahy of the fig.
nres had lost head or limbs petrifafr
tions vill not endure forever, of course.
The.Hoyal Society expressed warm
gratitude for this communication.
It is scarcely worth while to seek the
origin.of a fable which is sufficiently ex
plained by the vagaries of imagination.
That it was localized at Cyrene among
countless other spots may be due to
the presence of a large and well-preserved
necropolis there, with many
statues erect in Shaw's time, if not now.
He himself made a long and perilous
campment was on view, surrounded by
oxen and sheep, all turned to stone. In
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Theso prices continue
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this instance no shadow of foundation
for the legend could be found. But it
was so widely diffused in those days
that rumors of the marvel reached the
court of France, and M. le Maire, con
sul at Tripoli, received instructions to
inquire. He . employed ' some Janis
sarjes, wno even undertook to- bring
away a petrified Bedouin; but they
pointed out, very reasonably, that a
full grown specimen : would be too
heavy. The consul declared, that a
baby would satisfy him, to begin with
:.at any. rate. After many months, dur
ing which his interest was kept up by
frequent drafts for expenses, the Jan
issaries returned, and, sure enou,
they had a stone baby a very pretty
5ne, too, for it proved afterwards to be
a little statue of Cupid found among the
ruins of Leptis; they hid broken off
the wings and quiver. Bruce also was
tempted to "visit this spot, called . Has
Sem; and Capt. Smyth", of her ma jesty's
ship Adventure, went in search of it, but
in another direction. The sultan .,of
Fezzan' told him a story much like the
ambassador's,' and he traveled, full of
hope, nine days through a desert coun
try. In this, case, however, there were
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large portion of the upper decks had j really buildings add Uas-reiiefs of men
been blown off. This discovery was ! and animals, if nbt'"stathPs.-iiOhdbrl-
made within the last 10 days. It' was
presented: to the board of inquiry on
its return to Havana after an examina
tion. of-ShB officers, sailors and marines
iV SCe'Westf., ' '
The report of the board will also de
clare that it is useless for congress to
appropaiate any money to raise. the
Maine, as she is a toal wreck. ' ..
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Deming-Banker Wedding:.
A quiet, but very pretty wedding
took place last evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs; W. U. Biggs, when their
adopted' daughter, Miss Ethel B.
Deming, became the wife of Mr. Clar
ence O.- Bunker, of this city; Both
the young people are well known here
and enjoy the confidence and esteem
of all who know them. Mr. Bunker Is
a young man of Bterling worth, . hav
ing held a responsible position with
the same employers in he Diamond
mills for the past eight years.
A few intimate friends had been bid
den to witness the ceremony, per
formed by Rev. 3. H. Wood, and to
none had the bride ever appeared more
sweet and womanly, or the groom more
manly and dignified, than the moment
when they entered the room to the
strains of the "Lohengrin'' wedding
march, played' by Miss Randall, an
intimate friend of the bride.
.The : bride's gown - was of heavy
changeable, silk, pink and. green, the
bodice being trimmed prettily with
white snow flake illusion and orange
blossoms, which with - dainty white
gloves and shoes completed a very
rich and" handsome costume. The
bride carried a lar;e bunch of fragrant
carnations. -
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr.
a id Mrs. Bunker received the congrat
ulations of their guests. A most deli
clous wedding supuer was served, the
table being handsomely trimmed with
cut flowers and pieces of rich embroid
ery. Those who have had the honor
of being entertained, by Mr. and Mrs.
Biggs need no description of the good
things which loaded the table It is
enough; to 'say-' tb'af -everything was
daintily served and most delicious.
It was not known by all the guests
until now, that this was the 39th wed
ding anniversary' of the host and
host?6S, but while Mendelssohn's wed
ding march was being played, Mr. and
Mrs. Biggs . were requested by Mr.
Wood to stand and answer a few ques
tions regarding their experience of 39
years of married life. Their testimony
proved conclusively that marriage in
their case had not been a failure, and
that they gladly renewed their vows
for another 39. years, thus setting a
worthy example to the young bride
and groom. Mr. Wood's remarks were
at once humorous and touching, being
most happily chosen. He referred In
a felicitous manner to different Inci
dents in their lives, and was glad to
note that honor, and prosperity had
attended them, and that they now en
tered upon the 40th year doing a
"Land Office" businesp.
During the evenlpg the happy
couple were serenaded by a company
of their friends, who were Invited In to
partake of the wedding feast. -
The guests after looking at the wed
ding presents dispersed, wishing the
bride and groom, as well as their host
and bostes, . years of happiness and
prosperity. - '' '
Everybody Sara So.
- Coscarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
dei-Ial medical tlincovery of the age, pleos
vit and refre8lnn(r to tbe taste, act gently
atl K)Sitive!y on kidneys, liver and bowels,
tioausinif the entire system, disiiel colds,
euro liea'loclie, fever, habitual constipation
and biiinusness. Please buy and try a box
of C. O. C to-day; 10, , .M cents, tfoldand
guaranteed to cure by ail druggists.
. Thejpllowing is the listbf letters re
maining in The Dalles poetoffice un
called for.Marqh 11, 1898. Persons
calling for these, letters--will" please
give date on- which they were ad
vertised: . ir.x ' 1
Bennett, H K Bennett; 'J A '
Bickerton. Harrv Bolten. Maseie ;
Bullock, Mr. GeoPBurchard,MrGeo(2
Burrow, Albert J Buford. Mr On van
Brown, Rev C P Christonson, A T'
Cov.Mr Gerald C(2) Curtis. Mrs J E
Davidson. Albert (2) Dean, Mrs Isabel'a
Dun, W H & Sing- Evans MM! li
leton Frates. Mr Frank
Farmer, Elizibeth Gschwind, Chas J
Hennce. K E (1 Uygvert, Mr Matls
Kohler, Frank McCready.Mr Clyde
McCoy, Georgia Martin, Mr
Mitchell. Abraham Mills, Mr W E
Miller, Mr Chas Morse, C L Esq .
Moore, J W Morgan, Mrs Eva
M'lrhard Mr O F Odell. J
Rees, Mr William
Scbwabee, Mrs
Smith, Davie Mr
Twiuff. Miss Katie
Thomas, Clarence Trunk, Mr Chas (2)
Winslow, Olive Williams, Hattie
J. A . Crossen, P. M.
Tbe steamers ot this line will leave
The Dalles at 7:00 a. m.
Shipment)) received at any time, day
or night. ,
Live stock shipments solicited. '
Call on or address,
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Weekly Excursions In Throngh Cars to the
East.
Another through tourisc car to the
East has been arranged to run out of
Portland, giving four each week.
Hereafter the car leaving Monday will
rjn through without change to Kansas
City and Chicago, over the O. R. & N.,
Oregon Short Line, Rio Grande West
ern, Denver & Rio Grande, Missouri
Pacific and Chicago & Alton. That
car has just been arranged for, and the
one- previously scheduled for Monday
has beea changed to Thursday. It
runs through to St. Louis, via the Mis
souri Pacific line. The car leaving
Portland Tuesday gees through to
Boston, and is promoted by the Chi
cago, Reck Island & Pacific. Wednes
day's car runs to St. Joseph, Kansas
City and St. Louis, over the Burling
ton. All these special through cars
are receiving a gratifying patronage.
Consult O. R. & N. agent before buy
ing tickets to the East.
Connection made with O. R. fc
passenger trains at Biggs.
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President.
. C. O'REILLY,
General Manager
o
regon Bakery
and CLt.
A. KELLER, Prop'r.
and
Robbed by a Cabman.
New York, March 10. Mrs. Horace
Porter, wife of the United States am
bassador . here, lodged 1 a complaint
against a cabman, who she charges
with stealing a portmanteau contain
ing a large sum of money and some
valuable jewelry, says the Paris cor
respondent of the Herald.
It appears from the Temps that Mrs.
Porter took the cab on March 4 at Gare
de l'Est. Upon reaching her bouse
she paid the cabman, but forgot the
portmanteau, which she left in tbe cab.
The cabman drove off and never re
turned. An inquiry is on foot at the
perfecture of police with the object of
finding out which cabmen were at the
station on the date named.
If one is to judge of the healthful
ness of Mitchell by the appearance of
those who come from that town, the
Inference would be that the fountain
of health was located within the rock
ribbed boundaries of that thriving
little city. Yesterday there were two
samples of Mitchell's citizens here,
Mensrs. Misner and Baxter, who weigh
ed nearly 300 pounds each, and who
were each a perfect picture of health.
Bas Passed the Bouse.'
Washington, March 8. The Can
non bill appropriating. $50,000,000 for
national defense passed the house by a
unanimous) vote this afternoon.
One Minute Cough Cure cures
quickly. That's what you want!
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Am prepared to furnish families, hotels
restaurants with the eholoest
Bread, Cakes and PieF.
Fresh Oysters Served
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Wines, liprs I Cigars
When in that city call on Joe
Boat Tobacco Spit sad Sank Toar IU Aws j.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be nag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, GOo or 11. Core guaran
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rio morphine or opium In Dr. Miles' fara
wks) aunui
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We can give you
'outfit from $5.00
: o
a complete
to $25.00.
In Pruning goods we Tiave a complete .
stock of Hand Shears, mining Knives - -and
Buckeye Pruners, a nnd 3 feet long.
Pruning Saws, etc. Waters Tree Prun
ers, 6 and 8 ft, long, . . . .
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in these lines will save money by dealing with blm Instead of elsewhere.
HARRY O. LIBBB,
Watchmaker and Jeweler
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SILVERWARE AND DIAMONDS. .
Fine Repairing a Specialty. All Work Warranted
WatchesO for Woolgrowers .
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I have reopened this well known Bakery, and am
110 w prepared to supply everybody with . . .
BREAD, PIES and CAKE
Also, all kinds of.. ... .
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
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Clarke & Falk, Propr's
Drugs,' Medicines and Druggists Sundries.
Physician's Prescriptions a Specialty.
Vogt Block, One Door West Postofflce. Phone 333
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